Health Insurance Marketplace

The Health Insurance Marketplace

The Health Insurance Marketplace is the online portal where private companies sell insurance plans. If you do not have an offer of health insurance from
an employer, financial assistance may be available for you in the Marketplace — dependent on your household size and income. Explore available plans and rates for your area by visiting healthcare.gov.

If you need health insurance or you need to renew existing coverage, Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace is in the fall. There are four ways to apply, and the Cover Kansas Navigators can provide free, in-person assistance. Find a Navigator by calling 2-1-1 or visiting coverks.org.

You will be asked to provide basic information about your family and household in order to enroll. Be sure to gather this information before you apply. If you are renewing your coverage, notify the Marketplace if your household income or number of dependents has changed. These changes may adjust your tax credit.

Navigators Provide Assistance Year-Round

Cover Kansas Navigators are trained, unbiased and located within trusted organizations in many communities. Navigators can assist with the online application and help you compare plans to find the best fit for you. Navigator assistance is not required to participate in the Marketplace; however, they are available to answer questions year-round. To find a Navigator or other certified assister in Kansas, visit coverks.org or call 2-1-1.

Navigators are supported by Funding Opportunity Number CA-NAV-15-001 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The contents provided are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HHS or any of its agencies.

To report a complaint about a Navigator, call the Federally-facilitated Marketplace Call Center at 800-318-2596; TTY at 855-899-4325 (all languages available.) To report fraud, waste, or abuse related to HHS grants, call the HHS Office of Inspector General hotline at 800-447-8477, or TTY at 800-377-4950; by fax at 800-223-8164; by e-mail at [email protected]; or by mail at Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, Attn: HOTLINE, 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.